Canon EOS 77D Review

Introduction

The Canon EOS 77D (9000D in Japan) is a lightweight 24MP APS-C DSLR that offers impressive Dual Pixel Autofocus, good external controls and WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. It slots between the Rebel T7i and EOS 80D, and can be thought of as the successor to the Rebel T6s; if the name doesn't make that obvious, the specifications and feature additions over its lower-end Rebel sibling should.

Key specifications

24MP sensor with Dual Pixel autofocus

45-point all-cross-type phase-detect autofocus system

Digic 7 processor

3" fully-articulating touchscreen LCD

Top plate LCD for shooting information

Dual control dials

6fps continuous shooting

1080/60p video capture with microphone input

So is the EOS 77D more than a fancy Rebel in disguise? Well, not really. The only meaningful differentiators between this model and the Rebel T7i it was announced alongside are the dual control dials, top plate LCD and the addition of an AF ON button. Less meaningful differentiators include an extra eight grams of heft and some general button shuffling. And that's it. In other words, the same relationship was shared by the Rebel T6s and T6i.

All that said, we have to concede the name '77D' sounds a lot more serious than either the well-worn Rebel or XX0D monikers, and after all, this is a fairly well-rounded camera. It borrows an awful lot from its up-market EOS 80D cousin, and yet, comes in at a pretty steep discount. Let's see how they compare in detail.

Among the many things the EOS 77D inherits from the 80D is its 24MP sensor, which is a huge improvement over the sensors in previous 's' Rebels.Processed to taste in Adobe Camera Raw. ISO 100 | 1/640 sec | F8Photo by Carey Rose

Spec comparison

Rebel T7i/800D

EOS 77D

EOS 80D

MSRP (body only)

$749

$899

$1199

Sensor

24.2MP APS-C CMOS

Processor

Digic 7

Digic 6

ISO range

ISO 100-25600 (expands to 51200)

ISO 100-12800(expands to 25600)

AF system

Dual Pixel + 45-pt all-cross-type

Shutter speed

30 - 1/4000 sec

30 - 1/8000 sec

X-sync

1/200 sec

1/250 sec

LCD size/type

3" fully-articulating touchscreen (1.04M-dot)

Viewfinder mag/coverage

0.82x / 95%

0.95x / 100%('Intelligent')

Control dials

One

Two

AF ON button

No

Yes

Top plate LCD

No

Yes

Max Continuous

6 fps

7 fps

Video

1920 x 1080 @ 60p/30p/24p

Headphone jack

No

Yes

Bluetooth

Yes

No

Battery life (CIPA)

600 shots

960 shots

Battery grip

No

Optional

Weather-sealing

No

Yes

Dimensions

131 x 100 x 76mm

131 x 100 x 76mm

139 x 105 x 79mm

Weight (CIPA)

532 g

540 g

730 g

The EOS 77D then will broadly appeal to the same sort of consumer as the T6s/760D; namely, the photographer with enough experience to want a more hands-on approach and who must have an optical viewfinder of some sort. All of the not-insignificant advancements in the EOS 77D and the Rebel T7i make them compelling upgrade choices for users of previous Rebel (and even some X0D) cameras.

If you can forego an optical viewfinder, one could easily make an argument for the Fujifilm X-T20 or Sony's a6300, both of which offer 4K video and much faster burst shooting in smaller packages (though the a6300 lacks the level of direct control the 77D offers), and there's also the new Canon EOS M6, which shares an awful lot with the 77D under its skin.

But with the addition of Dual Pixel AF, Live View shooting on the EOS 77D is arguably just as robust (if not more so, in some situations) than either the Fujifilm or Sony mirrorless options. And that gets to the heart of what really makes the EOS 77D so appealing; it may not offer the best of both the DSLR and mirrorless worlds, but it does offer a compelling balance at this price point.

So does the EOS 77D have what it takes to be your next camera? Let's find out.

Well it did make me wonder too. I checked and his last tweet was April 8 and there has been no news reports so I assume (hope) he's just fine and that if his soul is resting in peace it's simply because he has discovered the secrets to inner harmony.

Look closely at that site and you'll see it hasn't been updated since 2013; and anyone can take over a Twitter account to make it seem active. If you've studied the history of Perfidious Albion you'll know that its people don't let anything stand in the way of what they want. I pray Mr. Askey is still with us, but I would not be surprised to discover that a sinister cabal within the site wrested it away from poor old Phil and left his bones to bleach on the Bleaklow moors.

I wish DPR would call out pentamirrors as junky viewfinders. They're a pain for landscape photography. EVF's get plenty of hate but at least they're full coverage. I think any sub-100% coverage finder should have viewfinder coverage listed as a negative. There are plenty of sub-$900 cameras that have full coverage viewfinders even if they're EVF (and pentax would remind us plenty that have OVF's too).

It's a great shame that the pentamirror viewfinders fitted to this (and most other) "budget" DSLRs are so poor - a bit like peering down a dark tunnel. A proper pentaprism would add to the cost and weight, but surely not by a huge amount? The poor viewfinder experience is quite likely to convince a lot of potential buyers to go mirrorless. Canon, Nikon and Pentax all need to look seriously at ways in which they can improve the viewfinder experience of their budget DSLRs.

Fuji X-Ax series - no viewfinder and you can't attach one.Sony A5x00 series - no viewfinder and you can't attach one.Olyumpus PEN E-PLx - no viewfinder but you can attach one.Canon M3 / M10 - optional viewfinder / no viewfinderPanasonic is about the only one that tries put a EVF in to everything - but those viewfinders are tiny and tunnel vision as well.

it's only when you get up to the A6x000 series and the Fuji X-Txx series that the viewfinders are pretty damned good.

rrcad - You cannot possibly deny that the much larger and brighter pentaprism viewfinders in full frame DSLRs (and top range crop sensor DSLRs such as D500) are far easier to use than the tiny dim pentamirror finders on budget DSLRs. I know many people who buy budget DSLRs because they want the lens choice offered by Nikon or Canon, but who find it difficult to compose, judge depth of field, or check focus on the small dim screen.

Yes, of course they could compose on the LCD instead if they wanted to, but that is hardly a substitute for a good optical finder. Potential buyers are quite likely to prefer the larger brighter EVFs of mirrorless.

It would therefore be valuable if Nikon, Canon and Pentax could improve the brightness and increase the magnification of the viewfinders of their budget DSLRs. And, it would probably not significantly increase the cost.

rrcad - .... and regarding the cost increase, it's just a matter of choice. Would buyers rather have "X" amount of money spent on giving the cameras better optical viewfinders with pentaprisms, or would they rather that money was spent on GPS, twin control dials, bluetooth, NFC, fast burst rates etc? Personally I'd much rather have a better viewfinder, although others obviously will have their own preferences.

@rrccadEos 77d $1050usd is not a budget camera. Why compare to budget $550 camera? I know dslr faces technical difficulties, but from a user perspective a need for bright and 100% viewfinder is not far fetched.

I use a Nikon D7200 + Canon 1100D, and I seriously can't tell a difference in the viewfinder experience. I just put my eye, frame and shoot. It's only here on the interweb that I see the HUGE difference.

Right? I use the SL1 for alot of things and i don't find it as bad. it's certainly better than some budget mirrorless that don't even have a viewfinder.

@vr - canon will price discount the rebels hard through their lifecycles, so it will certainly be a budget camera. and $1000 including kit lens is pretty budget friendly for a ILC, it's actually a camera that is $899.

and for most of the users, the viewfinder isn't a problem. it's an invented one from the perspective of enthusiasts.

@entoman - of course the larger more expensive cameras have better viewfinders - so what? they are larger and more expensive, they should! and most cheap low end mirrorless don't have viewfinders, and if they do are dim and useless as well. Also many don't even use the viewfinder. Even on a DSLR.

Canon has 9 to 12 different camera lines depending on how you separate sub models. Where's the concept of product segmentation when comparing to other companies with far less lines?

Ebrahim - No, you won't see much difference between the viewfinders of Nikon D7200 and Canon 1100D, because they both use pentamirrors, which are inferior to pentaprisms. If you check a pentaprism-equipped camera such as a Pentax or a Canon 7DMkii (or better still a Nikon D500) you will notice a big difference. They have viewfinders that are much brighter, clearer and higher magnification. Full frame models such as 6D, D610 etc are even bigger and brighter.

The biggest and brightest viewfinders of all are those on mirrorless Sony a7 series and Fujifilm XT-2, but these are electronic rather than optical, and many people prefer optical viewfinders.

rrcad - If Pentax can afford to put larger brighter pentaprism viewfinders in their inexpensive DSLRs (AND make them weatherproof), then Canon and Nikon should easily be able to do exactly the same thing, and without any compromising on other features or increasing the cost.

Ebrahim - If Nikon D7200 has a pentaprism, you should easily be able to tell a difference between that and the inferior viewfinders of pentamirror-equipped cameras.

Pentax isn't selling the volume, nor the amount of product lines that canon or nikon carry. it's not all about simply the cost.

to be frank, i know nothing about the low end specs of pentax, as far as magnification, eyepoint,etc .. there's more to it then simply pentamirror versus pentaprism.

looking at the S-2.. ergonomically it's similar in size and function to the T6. however it's significantly heavier than the T6.

so while offering a much more enthusiast grade camera, packing a punch in a small camera body (mag alloy, pentaprism,etc) it does come at a cost. even the 77D weighs 180g less than the S-2 and has superior ergonomics. the 77D weighs in at 80g more than the A6500, which gives you an indication of it's weight considering the larger battery, grip,etc of the 77D.

also mirrors can be made with excellent loss characteristics. look into any astronomy resource. Mirrors everywhere.

rrcad - Pentax is owned by Ricoh, which has about the same level of economics and product lines as Nikon. Canon is a different kettle of fish, but there really is no excuse for any manufacturer to pump out cameras with inferior viewfinders. Canon and Nikon are perfectly capable of fitting decent viewfinders without marginalising profits. Canon in particular has far greater purchasing power and manufacturing facility to equip their budget cameras with pentaprisms, but their attitude is that if they can already sell enough budget cameras, why bother to make them better and fractionally reduce their profit margin.

I agree that mirrors can be made with excellent loss characteristuics, but DSLR manufacturers, for reasons which I do not know, prefer to either fit (relatively) low quality pentamirrors, or (much better) pentaprisms.

ricoh does not have the same number of product lines camera wise as canon or nikon. they have 5 DSLR camera lines. Canon has 9 to 11 depending on how you count them. (SL1, T7, T7I, 77D, 80D, 7D, 5D, 6D, 1DX) or also include (5Ds and 1DC as separate lines).

how's that anywhere close to the same.

we're not talking the company as a whole but it's camera division. geesh.

Nikon ships their cameras with penta mirrors, and as stated, the S-2 with it's camera body weighs significantly more than a similar camera styling from canon (T6). Granted some of that is mag alloy construction, but some of that is also pentaprism. the 80D weighs around the same as all the pentax cameras that I could find with what.. right. pentaprism.

PS. I edit my comments today alot because I have eye infections in both eyes. things are blurry.

weight p[lays by the looks if it a pretty significant difference. if you look at the various pentax cameras, and other cameras around the same size / ergonomics as canon or nikon's penta mirror and penta prism cameras. you'll see the only real difference is the weight.

part of that is by design (body, weathersealing,etc) but part of that is also weight of the pentaprism.

I do know from looking at patents, eye point plays an important factor in pentaprism / mirror weight and size so that also could play a factor. there's obviously a cost factor, but in way that's offset by manufacturing cost being higher for penta mirror than penta prism. (if you think about it .. there's no assembly for a prism - it just .. is).

Pentax always have had into the beginners class a decent, bright pentaprism all-glass OVF, for instance - K-30, K-50, K-70....and these are even 100% OVFs, and all offered also a decent Sensor for it's time (back when being introduced) and also 100% Viewfinder coverage. Very good into this price class.

Pentax also had a (way) lowcost K-500, which was a slightly lower spec'd K-50, but also with the 100% OVF, and TwinDials, a feature, Canikon never offered into this DSLR Priceclass. (D3x00, D5x00 Series, also EOS 1x00D, EOS 6xxD, 7x0D back then.

Want some more? The K-30, K-50 & K-70 are even WR ("Weather Resistance") approved, for harsh weather (Landscape Photography) Conditions - also here, Canikon nowhere provide these features into this price segment.

Even my GX-10 Samsung (a 95% Pentax K-10D Clone - 2006 Tech) does have WR, and 2 Dials, and a bright all-glass Pentaprism OVF, i've said this way often here - the importance of a good quality, bright OVF.

marc - Yep, if Pentax can fit good pentaprisms (and weatherproofing) on a cheap camera, there is absolutely NO excuse for Nikon or Canon to stay with pentamirrors on their cameras, which cost significantly more for each class of camera. They get away with what they can get away with.

rrrcad - Since when has the cost of manufacturing a camera, and thus its selling price, been determined by it's weight?? I suggest you take a look at the cost of say, a weeny little Sony RX100V (USD998, 299g) compared with a Sony a6300 (USD950, 520g) or a Sony a68 (USD600, 912g).

As for prisms and mirrors, a prism will be heavier and a little more expensive than a pentamirror, but the difference in cost is probably a lot smaller than you might think.

We all surely want better cameras, so why defend the policy of putting inferior pentamirrors into cameras, when they can be made for much the same price if fitted with a nice prism?

so did i - and was really disappointed. The xxD series all feature a true all-glass, bright pentaprism OVF...from 10D to 80D...well, that new "77D" is the only exception, Canon really should have named it EOS 780D instead.

It's not a xxD Series for real - Build Quality, no Battery Grip, the smallish (smallest yet!) dim, pentamirror OVF...

For cost reduction, Canon build the EOS 77D even with less Quality Standard than the 80D. I want the times of the alu magnesium alloy Bodies into the xxD Series back. Nowadays, one must buy a 7D II for this kind of build quality.

The 77D is for sure a slightly feature down spec'd EOS 80D, but with a newer processor, Digic 7.

Personally, i do think, younger photographers (which have been used smartphones as their tool before) don't need - or appreciate a 100% view, bright glass pentaprism OVF...because they're used to take pictures with just their smartphone display....but that won't work into way bright sunlight.

@rrccad weight is not that much of an issue to compromise photographic usability with it. Pentamirror is saying "You are only ever going to use this camera for family snapshots with the kit lens" There are smaller and lighter camera's for that, that perform just as well. If you are going to put in dual control dials and a top lcd you are catering to more serious photographers. Give them a decent pentaprism. But then Canon couldn't have based the body on the rebel line then but on the **D line which it pretends to be in and should be in, but is not. They should have just made the 800D and 80D and not the 77D I am almost but not really a enthusiast camera. It's a 810D

Canon has a weird conservative style of differentianing between model ranges and pushing user to higher model just for better ergonomics. Being it two command dials or better viewfinder, it's even such basic things as dial stiffness and comfortable use of all buttons. The Rebels had (maybe still have) toy like, loud, and stiff dial which is pain to use. Go up to xxD or xD and buttery smooth, quiet, easy to operate. It boggles my mind how it is possible to cripple low end products in such horrible way...

jnd - Yes, I currently have 5DS and 5DMkiv, but have previously owned 5DMkiii, 7DMkii, 6D, 7D, D50 and D40. I've also noted that virtually every model has a different "feel" to the front dial ans the rear thumbwheel. On the 7DMkii e.g. the dials are very light, whereas on the 5DMkiii they were much stiffer and had stronger indents. The 5DMkiv dials feel sort of halfway between the other two.

entomanIt's truly strange that it happens even in between the model series. One would thing that after 30 years running the EOS line with the same basic user interface they found out optimal design of the wheels.

I had 650D/t4i which had it stiff as I described. I remember the 7D II I tried when launched was nicely smooth and pleasure to use, now I have 80D and it's somewhat in between as you say. It's like they change source of their parts for every model and can't make the manufacturer make it up to the specification, I don't get it.

jnd - I think that you are correct, it's probably down to where the parts are sourced, and where the individual models are assembled. I can understand Canon deliberately making the dials of the 7DMkii lighter, as it is designed to be a very fast and responsive tool, but the reason why there is so much variation between the other models has to be down to tolerances in manufacture.

FilmOrbitz - Yes, thanks for pointing that out. It was an error on my part. Pentax cameras do have pentaprisms, in fact the name of the cameras is derived from that fact. I've corrected this error in my other posts, but was too late to be able to edit it in this thread.

@rrccadquote dpreview article "Our unit shipped with the EF-S 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS USM kit lens. It offers a good zoom range, lightning fast autofocus, and great build quality. Our copy also tended to be pretty soft throughout the zoom range. As a casual all-round lens it's fine, but for best results we'd recommend picking up an inexpensive EF-S prime or two."

I had the previous version of that lens, the 18-135mm STM, and it was very sharp, even for pixel peepers. I had a 15-85mm at the same time and I kept the 18-135mm as it was just as good but I preferred the extra zoom.

Dual system user here. Though they have their own disadvantages, it does bug me that Pentax includes things like WR, pentaprisms and lens adjustments on their whole line, whereas Canikon reserve them for their "pro" models. Unnecessary crippling for marketing reasons, IMO.

DxO sensor measurements for 80D and M5 gave different results for dynamic range or high ISO noise. It' hints at a possibility of Canon using some slighly different sensors for other cameras than the one used in 80D. It would be very interesting to see if DPR dynamic range and ISO-invariance tests could confirm it, but sadly the review doesn't include these tests. Will it be added in the future?

Richard .. have you guys thought about taking images over time, ie: one image per second and showing the degradion over time on various camera bodies?

it's something that is RARELY talked about, but for astro landscapes, low light applications,etc it plays an important part of the noise response of various cameras.

also gives then ideas and concepts on how to deal with noise over time on various cameras. ie: A6300 versus A6500 may show a difference response curve over time because of the A6500 "floating" sensor being less able to shunt heat,etc.

it's something no other review site does, so would be cool to see (no pun intended).

"The fact that it has a pentamirror instead of a pentaprism disqualifies it."---The fact that it has a vari-angle monitor with reportedly usable live view qualifies it for many viewing angles you'd hardly get with a view finder approach.

I think pentamirror aversion is an age thing. Younger people with better eyesight don't notice how dark they are which is great because they're broke anyway so they need the lower price that pentamirrors bring.Old geezers like me can barely see and need the help of a full-frame state-of-the-art pentaprism, but we have more money (hopefully) so we can afford to buy cameras that come equipped with them.

They can be but they are not, because that would be much more expensive than a pentaprism, defeating the cost cutting aspect. Entirely lossless full visible spectrum mirrors cannot be done, but virtually lossless yes (dielectric mirrors). If it was about weight and they are just as good as pentaprisms then why do the high end models not have a pentamirror, please tell me.

"Once you're in Live View, though, you'll have a camera that's every bit as responsive as it is while you're shooting through the optical viewfinder."

Sites like imaging resource show that the EOS-M6 is quite a bit slower (over half a second per shot, vs <.30 seconds per shot) than the 77D (through the viewfinder), are you guys implying that the 77D live view is faster than the M6?

I haven't got the 77D to hand, but I've just done some playing with the T7i (which is essentially the same internals, again).

There's no perceptible difference in speed between live view shooting and OVF shooting. (I tried in both single point mode and the modes where the camera selects an AF point). When compared on the same basis, there's no meaningful difference between them. I'd be inclined to reach the same conclusion as Carey, that they're every bit as responsive as one another.

Without knowing exactly how IR conducts its tests, I don't want to speculate why they're measuring that difference, but I'm not experiencing it.

The M6 uses different lenses, of course, which could make some difference, but on the T7i, there's no significant performance difference.

canon could have underclocked the m6 processor specifically because of battery life. they did that with the original M, so may have done that as well with the M6. most of canon's M line, were slower than the rebels with the same tech inside.

why is it petty? battery life on the M series is a big thing. I know my M5 and M3 are vastly superior in battery life than the M, so if they underclocked it a bit to do so.. I'm all for it. for most days, one battery with me is more than enough. it was never that case with the M. Consider the 77D has 270 CIPA rating for liveview (basically mirrorless), versus 295 for the M6 and M5.

If they underclock the processor for battery life, I'd like to have a "fast" mode option and would buy extra batteries.Mxs might be underclocked for heat issue, they are very small, I would non the less like a temporary 'boost' option.

The 70-300/4-5.6 IS II is an OK but not great consumer tele zoom. It's better than older examples like the 75-300s or the old non-IS 70-300, but that's not saying much.

The main benefit of the nano-USM motor in that lens is smooth/silent video AF per Canon, so I don't understand why the reviewer chose it for a still-image tracking test. Yes, nano-USM is faster than STM, but the ring-USM motors in the L tele-zooms are at least as good for still work, and the glass is a heck of a lot better.

Yeah, curious lens choice - but I guess more likely to be used with these lower-end cameras, so it's probably a reasonable comparison at the end of the day. Either that lens is extremely soft, the lens AF can't keep up, or the camera's AF is almost useless for action. Hopefully it's just the lens.

Relax - we know your love for the brand you own runs very deep and you reply to every single person in every comment section that stands in the way of your confirmation bias. It is possible for an imperfect camera to be released - get over it. It is also possible for people to want very basic features on intermediate/pro cameras. Even as a beginner I used AF point linked spot metering regularly - it's not at all uncommon. It's a very natural thing to want. Even some of my students (I teach photography classes on the side) ask if they can do this while they are just learning about metering and their new cameras.

Regarding the lens, I think that was covered already. Nobody was expecting L quality, that has already been pointed out as one of the possible reasons for such poor tracking performance.

I now shoot 3 different brands regularly (added Fuji) - your accusations sound tired and desperate. I buy what works best for me, I couldn't possibly care less what name is on it.

funny how you go out of your way to defend yourself. but it's simply fact. whenever there is a comment about canon even in the forums, it's negative. that's called being a troll.

spot metering linked to AF point common? really? hardly. because then you have to use EC+/- far more often.

evaluative metering makes much more sense, because it has a bias to the focus point but evaluates the entire scene, but most would leave it on center weighted averaging to be honest and not even change the focus point.

Logic would suggest that you would have to use EC+/- more often so its not that useful. And you can also achieve it if you really want to by using centre weighted or spot metering and use the centre point.

So why bang on about it like a cracked record.

Its a bit like an ashtray in a car. Its okay if you're a smoker but not that useful otherwise.

The 77D scores fairly well for video because between its really easy-to-use, dependable autofocus and its effective electronic stabilization, it's one of the easiest cameras to shoot video with. However, that doesn't completely excuse it being limited to 1080.

It seems that Canon can make digital (electronic) image stabilization so good that it's mentioned as a benefit compared to the rivals. At least "built-in" and "5-axis" makes it sound like the real stuff. It would be interesting to know how much it adds to lens IS when shooting video. Obviously digital IS is not applicable when shooting stills.

"The EOS 77D may, at first glance, appear to be a new entry for Canon to slot between their Rebel T7i and EOS 80D. But dig a little deeper into the specifications and you'll see that the differentiators between the 77D and the Rebel T7i are about as significant as those between the older Rebel T6s and T6i, respectively."

That may be true but looking at the specifications side by side I don't see anything different.

A solid nothing-special camera that will probably sell really well as a more serious affordable choice to replace the rebel. Now waiting for the traditional comments:- I want this feature and it doesnt have it -> no one will buy it for sure (I know 2 persons who said they will not buy it as well)- I threaten not to buy it - Its not mirrorless so canon must be dying There you go. Enjoy

It looks to me like this Adobe Camera Raw that they seem to be stuck on destroys images. That ISO 200 lion photo just looks bad. Even my old 20D took better photos of animals ... cleaner, crisper and better in every way. For a modern Canon to have such a grainy, fuzzy image at ISO 200 is bewildering and doesn't make sense.

We usually leave noise reduction at defaults for ACR conversions - should clean up nicely with some attention there. As for the slight softness, that's likely due to the lens in this case. The 70-300 doesn't seem all that bitingly sharp, just like the 18-135.

CareyI don't understand why DPR doesn't just touch up noise reduction and sharpening (to DPR's taste) for the few images it posts for any test camera. It takes a few minutes to do this.

With Canon, the user can adjust such parameters for OOC JPEGs in a minute or so. Instead the review says " Canon's typically lackluster sharpening and noise reduction". This is a very negative comment which implies that you can't do anything about it.

Why not mention that the "lackluster performance" can be easily tuned to taste by the user.

Mared - There's not much point in Nikon being better at 4k if the AF in live view mode is useless. As I pointed out above, Nikon are best at some things, Canon are best at others (and Sony, Fujifilm etc all have their own strengths and weaknesses. No camera is perfect for everything).

Unfortunately "fans" of ALL brands are too sensitive. There is a huge amount of nonsense on forums from people desperately defending their own preferences. The sooner we all admit that ALL modern cameras are extremely good, but that some are better at some particular things than others, the better. No camera is perfect, so best to make the most of whatever you bought, and just get out there and learn how to use it to best advantage!

Don't worry, at the pace it's going the market will continue to contract severely sooner rather than later and there'll be less brands to fanboy over as major players drop out. :/

It's actually kinda surprising that it's supported nearly half a dozen major players for this long (compare it to say the phone market which matured and over saturated way quicker), but I guess the fact that most of those brands are supported by larger corporations helps.

Major players have been dropping out since the advent of photography. Remember Rollei, Kodak, Minolta, Exakta, Praktica, Mamiya? Lots of lesser brands disappeared from the camera market too - Miranda, Cosina, Konica etc etc. Even Olympus disappeared and concentrated entirely on microscopes for several years before re-entering the market. Brands come. Brands go. Photography lives on.

@Lukecookphoto...Never used a single Canon camera in my life. A Nikon user from 2003. Does that make me qualified to comment about Canon without getting branded as sensitive Canon fan?

It's just that unlike you I interact with real photographers and can appreciate other brand. In reality very few care about those so called innovations and gimmicks. All they care for is best bang for their hard earned bucks. And no company provides a more comprehensive range of high end and value for money lenses, solid reliability, good after sales service, easy availability in all countries than Canon.

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If you're looking for a high-quality camera, you don't need to spend a ton of cash, nor do you need to buy the latest and greatest new product on the market. In our latest buying guide we've selected some cameras that while they're a bit older, still offer a lot of bang for the buck.

What's the best camera for under $500? These entry level cameras should be easy to use, offer good image quality and easily connect with a smartphone for sharing. In this buying guide we've rounded up all the current interchangeable lens cameras costing less than $500 and recommended the best.

Whether you've grown tired of what came with your DSLR, or want to start photographing different subjects, a new lens is probably in order. We've selected our favorite lenses for Sony mirrorlses cameras in several categories to make your decisions easier.

Whether you've grown tired of what came with your DSLR, or want to start photographing different subjects, a new lens is probably in order. We've selected our favorite lenses for Canon DSLRs in several categories to make your decisions easier.

For the past few weeks, our readers have been voting on their favorite photographic gear released in the past year in a wide range of categories. Now that the first round of voting is over, it's time to pick the best overall product of 2018.

Sony had the full-frame mirrorless market to itself for nearly five years, but it's no longer alone – the Nikon Z6 and Canon EOS R have both arrived priced to compete with the a7 III. We take a head to head to head look at these three cameras.

As if it needed one, the triple-camera smartphone might really be the final nail in the compact camera's coffin. DPR contributor Lars Rehm brought the LG V40 on a hiking trip recently and found it to be a huge leap forward in terms of creative freedom.

Renowned UK-based landscape photographer Nigel Danson has been using DSLRs for years. In this video, created exclusively for DPReview, Nigel discusses his experience using the Nikon Z7 and why he's excited about mirrorless cameras. (Spoiler... beautiful scenery ahead.)

Chinese optical manufacturer Kipon has added the Nikon Z and Canon R mounts to its range of adapters made to attach medium format lenses from Hasselblad, Mamiya, Pentax and others to full frame cameras.